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If you are doing detailed stitching this are all good suggestions. If you don't have to be as exact, sometimes I "eyeball" the design onto the felt using a disappearing ink/water soluble marker or I rub a pencil over the back of the design, place in on the felt, and outline the design from the front. This does not work well on dark felt but you can use a white dressmakers pencil.

Do know that you can't wash/agitate felt without the fabric felting/shrinking, so if you don't stitch right on your lines, they may forever be a part of your piece. I have also found that the disappearing inks won't necessarily disappear on felt. I have also found, if I'm using water soluble markers, meant for marking fabric, that I can go through and carefully dab any marker that is visible as long as you are very careful not to apply pressure.

Hi. I have just discovered air erasable markers. They are wonderful! Look up on ebay. I got mine for £3.56 including postage. Don’t mark out too much in one go though, as it can sometimes disappear as you work! I also use mine for making sock monkeys and embroidering onto silky material. My ‘must have’ sewing product!

Several weeks ago I bookmarked three articles about how to make the blanket stitch. (I think it was a series.) Now when I try to access those links, your site says Access is Denied.
Can you please help me with this, as your blanket stitch is the best I have ever seen and I want to use it with several crafts you have posted.
Thanks, Taryn

I was working on finishing the series, was consolidating the tutorials, and I did something and lost them all! Too depressing to think about! My husband said we might be able to recover the info, but he hasn't had time to tackle it yet. Hopefully, at some point we will get it all straighten out.

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